Timberwolves' Brandon Roy practicing but status still unknown

Brandon Roy will continue his workouts with the Timberwolves when they return to the Twin Cities after their game Thursday night at Denver. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

SALT LAKE CITY -- Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman said guard Brandon Roy has been practicing with the team "a little bit" the past two days and has done some light shooting, but Adelman remained uncertain of Roy's status.

Roy released a statement Sunday, Dec. 29, saying he wanted to pursue another treatment option on his right knee after having a setback in his recovery from arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 19.

"I don't know what the treatment is," Adelman said before the Wolves' game Wednesday night, Jan. 2, at Utah. "That's something we have to find out ... where are we going with this and what is the procedure? The rehab? A lot of what's going on with him is what kind of pain does he have."

Adelman said Roy had a conference call with the Wolves' medical staff and the outside specialist Roy is consulting for the undisclosed treatment. Wolves president of basketball operations David Kahn confirmed Roy was seeking an additional treatment option before the Wolves' game against Phoenix on Sunday.

Adelman said Roy will continue his workouts with the team when the Wolves return to the Twin Cities after their game Thursday night at Denver.

Roy, who has had a history of knee problems throughout his seven-year NBA career, has not played this season since the first half of the Wolves' Nov. 9 game against Indiana at Target Center. The setback after his latest knee surgery, the seventh in his career, fueled speculation that Roy was considering retiring again.

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Roy retired Dec. 2011 because of a degenerative condition in both knees. On Sunday, Kahn downplayed the latest retirement speculation, saying Roy is "considering all options."